Welcome to the Textile Associations
section of the India Fashion website. In this area of our
research guide, you will find associations in India that
specialize in textiles. Some of the associations are for
research and others may be for the benefit of promoting fabric
mills in the country.

Northern India Textile Mills' Association (NITMA)
is an association of Textile Mills located in Northern India and
was established in the year 1958. It is a registered under
Societies Act XX1 of 1860 and is a non profit making body solely
engaged in helping promote the interest of India's Textile
Industry particularly in the northern part of the country
covering states like J&K, Punjab , Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal
Pradesh, Delhi, U.P. and Madhya Pradesh. The associations helps
the India textile industry with, Advocacy - Consulting - Market
Research - Trade Events - News / Views Analysis - Spotting
Trends - Fiscal Interventions - Policy Analysis : Textile Policy
of India - Policy Analysis : Textile competing Countries -
Competitiveness Studies - International flows of Textile
Machinery : Investment flows across the globe and International
Networking. Some of theirmembers in fact are Asia's largest
textile conglomerates. Most of NITMA members are spinning mills
whereas some are composite textile mills.

The South India Research Textile
Association (SITRA):
SITRA is one amongst the chain of laboratories in the country.
It is sponsored by the Textile industry and supported by the
Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. It is an autonomous
scientific research organisation registered in May 1951 under
the Societies Registration Act (XXI) of 1860. It is governed by
a Council of Administration consisting of twenty-six members who
include representatives of the Industry, the Central and State
Governments and the scientists from reputed Institutions